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100 _aSoetsu Yanagi
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245 _aBeauty of Everyday Things /
_cSoetsu Yanagi
260 _bPenguin Classics,
_c2018.
_aLondon:
300 _a346 pages : illustrations ;
500 _a The essays appearing in this book were selected from Yanagi Soetsu korekushon 2: mono (Chikuma Shobo; chapters 2-7, 10-14) and Mingei yonju-nen (Iwanami Shoten; chapters 1, 8, 9, 15, 16) -- Title page verso Originally published in Japan as Soetsu Yanagi: selected essays on Japanese folk crafts by the Japanese Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) 2017
505 _a What is folk craft? The beauty of miscellaneous things A painted Karatsu as food for thought What is pattern? Okinawa's Bashofu The beauty of Kasuri The characteristics of Kogin The Japanese perspective The story behind the discovery of Mokujiki Woodblock prints Otsu-e Handicrafts and sesshu Washi Seeing and knowing A letter to my Korean friends The Japan Folk Crafts Museum
520 _a"The common utilitarian objects depicted in this book were considered aesthetically insignificant until the appearance of Soetsu Yanagi. It was Yanagi who discovered the beauty that could only be produced by simple, humble craftsmen repeatedly and unselfconsciously working on the same objects day after day. From this quotidian world emerged a distinctive beauty - wholesome, free, and devoid of self-awareness. To bring these crafts to the notice of the world, Yanagi established the Japan Folk Crafts Museum in 1936, from whose collection the objects illustrated herein have been chosen for inclusion by the publisher. In the essays, Yanagi expounds his philosophy of folk crafts and highlights particular pieces. Altogether, the book constitutes a penetrating insight into the world of Japanese handicrafts."
650 _aDecorative arts
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650 _aDecorative arts Japan
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650 _aFolk art
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650 _aFolk art Japan
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650 _aJapan
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